Lvalue
//ˈɛl.væl.juː// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A value that can be treated as an address or storage location.
"Clarified that rvalue references to function types produce non-rref lvalues (previously stated in the general wording in 5¶6 but inadvertently contradicted in the detailed wording of 5.2.2, 5.2.9, etc.)."
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More examples"Clarified that rvalue references to function types produce non-rref lvalues (previously stated in the general wording in 5¶6 but inadvertently contradicted in the detailed wording of 5.2.2, 5.2.9, etc.)."
Etymology
From L + value, where L stands for left-hand side (of an assignment). In the context of the C programming language it is sometimes re-explained as locator value.
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